On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1960

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 48 .586 --
White Sox 69 52 .570 1.5
Orioles 69 52 .570 1.5
Indians 58 58 .500 10.0
Senators 60 60 .500 10.0
Tigers 57 61 .483 12.0
Red Sox 49 68 .419 19.5
Athletics 43 74 .368 25.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 45 .625 --
Braves 66 51 .564 7.5
Cardinals 66 54 .550 9.0
Dodgers 64 53 .547 9.5
Giants 58 59 .496 15.5
Reds 55 67 .451 21.0
Cubs 46 72 .390 28.0
Phillies 46 75 .380 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roberto Clemente 4
1 Bill Virdon 4
3 Del Crandall 3
3 Jim Davenport 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Howard 2
1 Roy Sievers 2
3 Ken Boyer 1
3 Roberto Clemente 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brooks Robinson 3
1 Ron Santo 3
3 Hank Bauer 2
3 Roberto Clemente 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Green 1
1 Charlie Neal 1
1 Brooks Robinson 1
1 Tony Taylor 1
1 Maury Wills 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike McCormick 0.82
2 Barry Latman 0.70
3 Larry Jackson 0.62
4 Camilo Pascual 0.56
5 Jack Fisher 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brosnan 1
1 Art Ditmar 1
1 Roy Face 1
1 Jack Fisher 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike McCormick 9
2 Barry Latman 7
3 Jack Fisher 6
4 Larry Jackson 5
4 Camilo Pascual 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 1
1 Marshall Bridges 1
1 Ray Herbert 1
1 Chris Short 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Larker .343
2 Willie Mays .329
3 Al Smith .325
4 Dick Groat .323
5 Roberto Clemente .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 35
1 Roger Maris 35
3 Hank Aaron 33
4 Eddie Mathews 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 98
2 Roger Maris 95
3 Hank Aaron 92
4 Eddie Mathews 85
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 36
2 Maury Wills 32
3 Vada Pinson 27
4 Tony Taylor 22
5 Willie Mays 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 2.52
2 Frank Baumann 2.57
3 Whitey Ford 2.59
4 Mike McCormick 2.68
5 Jim Bunning 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 18
2 Ernie Broglio 15
2 Lew Burdette 15
2 Jim Perry 15
2 Warren Spahn 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 187
2 Jim Bunning 167
3 Bob Friend 152
4 Stan Williams 148
5 Sandy Koufax 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 20
2 Roy Face 18
3 Bill Henry 16
4 Jim Brosnan 11
5 4 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .444
2 Dick Groat .406
3 Russ Nixon .389
4 Al Smith .383
5 Roberto Clemente .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Hansen 7
1 Harmon Killebrew 7
3 Eddie Mathews 6
3 Frank Robinson 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 22
2 Roberto Clemente 16
2 Frank Robinson 16
4 Ron Hansen 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Green 7
2 Luis Aparicio 6
2 Al Kaline 6
4 Maury Wills 5
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Early Wynn 0.33
2 Whitey Ford 0.39
3 Lew Burdette 0.50
4 Mike Fornieles 0.71
5 Larry Sherry 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Sherry 4
2 Lew Burdette 3
2 Art Ditmar 3
2 Roy Face 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 29
2 Herb Score 25
3 Mike McCormick 22
4 Ernie Broglio 21
4 Camilo Pascual 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 4
2 Hank Aguirre 3
2 Johnny Antonelli 3
2 Ray Moore 3
5 5 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Robinson .368
2 Orlando Cepeda .357
3 Ron Hansen .356
4 Ken Boyer .355
5 Eddie Kasko .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harmon Killebrew 13
2 Ron Hansen 9
2 Eddie Mathews 9
2 Roy Sievers 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harmon Killebrew 34
2 Vic Wertz 29
3 Roy Sievers 26
4 Ken Boyer 24
4 Eddie Mathews 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maury Wills 14
2 Luis Aparicio 12
3 Lenny Green 9
4 Tony Taylor 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Sherry 1.12
2 Bill Fischer 1.19
3 Whitey Ford 1.26
4 Lew Burdette 1.50
4 Curt Simmons 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Art Ditmar 6
1 Vern Law 6
1 Larry Sherry 6
4 Ernie Broglio 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 46
2 Ernie Broglio 45
3 Herb Score 43
3 Early Wynn 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brosnan 5
1 Roy Face 5
1 Mike Fornieles 5
1 Lindy McDaniel 5
1 Ray Moore 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Mays .333
2 Roy Sievers .320
3 Dick Groat .316
4 Harvey Kuenn .313
5 Brooks Robinson .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ernie Banks 43
2 Eddie Mathews 42
3 Hank Aaron 39
3 Willie Mays 39
5 Roger Maris 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ernie Banks 125
2 Hank Aaron 118
3 Eddie Mathews 114
4 Willie Mays 110
5 Roger Maris 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 50
2 Maury Wills 36
3 Vada Pinson 30
4 Tony Taylor 24
5 Willie Mays 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Williams 2.48
2 Billy O'Dell 2.67
3 Jim Bunning 2.69
4 Whitey Ford 2.70
5 Vern Law 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vern Law 22
2 Warren Spahn 20
3 Lew Burdette 19
4 Larry Jackson 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Drysdale 230
2 Jim Bunning 223
3 Camilo Pascual 189
4 Sandy Koufax 188
5 Sam Jones 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lindy McDaniel 23
2 Roy Face 19
3 Bill Henry 17
4 Gerry Staley 14
5 2 tied 13